Accessibility tools and resources
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on February 20th, 2015 in Accessibility
General Resources
- Web Content Accessible Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) – How to Meet WCAG 2.0
- BBC Mobile Accessibility Guidelines
- Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0– best practices for mobile web design and development
- Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative this document highlights the cross over between the two sets of guidelines based on the barriers of disabled users experience on the web and limitations of mobile
- Barriers Common to Mobile Device Users and People with Disabilities – useful background information as to who is affected and how
- aria-labelledby and aria-describedby support in popular Windows browsers
Android
- Accessibility overview in Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) Release
- Android Developers Accessibility Guide includes information on making apps accessible, accessibility developer checklist and building accessible services. Also see Android Design: Accessibility,Training: Implementing Accessibility, and Accessibility Testing Checklist.
- Android 4.0 Accessibility Demo: Turning on Accessibility (YouTube)
- Google I/O 2012 – Making Android Apps Accessible (YouTube)
- TalkBack & Magnification Accessibility in Android 4.3+ presentation slides for Paul J Adam.
- Accessibility features in Android 5.0 Lollipop
iOS
- Accessibility for iOS developers published by Apple. Apple’s Programming Guides and References for development accessible iOS Apps. Also see presentation on Accessibility in iOS from WWDC14.
- AppleVis is a community website about all things accessible and Apple. The website includes an App Developer Forum.
- Accessibility for iPhone and iPad apps written by Matt Gemmell. Great reference for building accessible apps in an easy to read format. His follow up article on iOS Accessibility Heroes and Villains looks at apps that get it right and those that get it not so right.
- Accessibility on IOS: Make an App for Everyone (iTunes) presented by Chris Fleizach from Apple is part of the Stanford University course on Developing apps for iOS.
- How to use Accessibility for iPhone and iPad: The ultimate guide
AngularJS
- Angular.js Accessibility – Focus Management
- Angular.js Accessibility – Dynamic Content Update Announcements
- Angular.js Accessibility – The Woeful TodoMVC Application
- Angular.js Accessibility – Editing a Todo with the Keyboard
- Angular.js Accessibility – Deleting a Todo with the Keyboard
- Angular.js Accessibility – Name, Role, State and Value
